Check-rein carrier



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

L. EUGENE CHAMPLAIN, OE YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN.

CHECK-REIN CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,707, dated June 19,1883.

Application filed July 12,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 1 r Be it known that I, L. EUGENE CHAMPLAIN,of Ypsilanti, in the county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Tubular Carriers for Overchecks;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form apart of this specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in devices for carrying the vovercheck'rein of a bridleover the head of the animal, thereby preventing any wear of the foretopand mane.

The invention consists in the employment of a curved tube, through whichthe rein loosely passes, said tube being supported upon a universaljoint attached to a plate which is secured to the top of the headstallof the bridle, as more fully hereinafter described.

I11 the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification,and wherein my device is shown in perspective, A represents a metallictube supported by means of a balland-socket joint, B, on the plate 0,which is designed to be secured in any suitable way, either rigidly orremovably, to the top of the head-strap of the bridle. Forward of thehearing the tube is curved, as at a, to pass over the foretop of thehorse, while in rear of said bearing the tube is inclined downward, asat b, to carry the check-rein over the mane. The ball-and-socket j ointallows the animal to freely turn his head without having his foretop andmane injured and out by the friction of the tightly-drawnovercheok-rein. The tube A is provided directly over its bearing with aneye, D, in which a ring, E, is arranged. This ring not only serves as ameans for suspending the bridle from a hook or nail, but whenlead-horses are used the rein may be passed through it to thelead-horse, and thus be sup ported.

In practice this device is attached to the bridle, as described, and theovercheck-rein passes through it, as can be seen in the draw- 1ng.

I do not claim to be the inventor of the combination of a rein-carrierattached by a swiveled standard to a base-plate connected to thehead-strap of a bridle, for I believe that such a combination was in useprior to my invention.

It is not necessary to enumerate the many advantages this carrierpossesses over checkrein carriers now in use, but I will state that therein, passing through the tube, as shown, by drawing, is at all timesheld in proper place, thus overcoming the liability of its being thrownout of the central part of the carrier, as is the case with the carriernow in use, which latter is simply a grooved metallic plate having meansfor confining the rein in place at the ends only, which will allow ofthe rein slipping out of the grooves and draw across the fore part ofthe head.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A tubular overcheck rein carrier pivotally secured to the top of abridle, said carrier having a covering for the rein at or near thecenter of its length adapted to support a ring-holder and hold the reinin place, substan tially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In combination with a bridle for a horse, a metallic tubularcheck-rein carrier, a plate secured to said bridle, and aball-and-socket joint connecting said plate and carrier, substantiallyas and for the purposes specified.

. L. EUGENE OHAMPLAIN.

\Vitnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. ScULLY.

